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Definition of antithetical in English:

antithetical

adjective

‘Moreover, in some cultures, the idea of seeking an occupation, or working to advance the self, is meaningless within or even antithetical to dominant belief systems.’

‘But all three propositions are false and antithetical to all that conservatism teaches about the importance of cultural inertia and historical circumstances.’

‘That seemed at the time to be antithetical to a real process of understanding a piece of writing, but in retrospect I think nearly everyone reached their understanding at that point.’

‘But for that to occur, Chamberlin realizes that we must do something most of us find antithetical to the patterns we've inherited.’

‘It's certainly antithetical to left wing politics, which requires you to remain engaged and would require the artist to include politics in his art.’

‘For a great number in both the academic world and in the public, apocalyptic thought is directly antithetical to the supposedly enlightened and rational methodology of science.’

‘So there seems to be some value in deliberately slow networks, but these seem to be antithetical to our current economic, political and cultural interest in digital networks.’

‘The whole idea of talking openly and sharing your feelings is antithetical to the good old-time values of emotional repression on which this country was founded.’

‘So these acts are completely antithetical to the basic tenets of Islam, which are the basic tenets of Judaism and Christianity as well.’

‘I mean the circuses where dogs are somehow persuaded to do things that are antithetical to dogdom, like learn to ride a tricycle or serve petits fours in a French maid's outfit.’

‘Price caps being antithetical to a free market.’

‘If you accept that a market will exist so long as scarcity obtains and humans with varying preferences have needs, then the only way that a technology could prove antithetical to markets is if it altered one of these conditions.’

‘They were intrepid advocates, eager to bust open scandals and make waves - completely antithetical to most mainstream reporters nowadays.’

‘Human slavery had to be brought to an end in the United States; it's so antithetical to everything else that the country is about that it couldn't be allowed to continue.’

‘Many of these women do not see religion as antithetical to feminism, and perceive religious affiliation as integral to their struggle for human rights on many different levels.’

‘Organised political violence outside the framework of the state is antithetical to the state and therefore regarded - by the state - as the most dangerous form of violence.’

‘It is not antithetical to art, and is frequently supportive.’

‘Shakespeare's work in particular was considered to antithetical to God's will and works of his that found their way into Puritan hands were burned.’

‘Because fashion's goldfish attention span is antithetical to the lasting power of great music, few worthwhile bands have come up from the catwalk rather than the street.’

‘It is a craven, disingenuous, and destructive canard, antithetical to interracial harmony and black excellence - and racist besides.’